Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Vanished!
In the salad days of my journalism career, I was a newspaper editor in rural Renfrew County, Ont. — in a community which was home to many American expatriates.
On...
Thunder Pie | And Then We Have Breakfast and Then We Meet Up with...
Many years ago when I was a boy, I began to wonder about God. My mom said she believed and I guess she did. But it was half-assed by...
Thee Headcoats’ Irregularis (The Great Hiatus) Tops Today’s Album Announcements
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The undisputed kings of garage rock are back! It’s been 22 years since the last Headcoats album, but now Billy Childish, Bruce Brand and Johnny Johnson...
Albums Of The Week: The Kevin Fingier Collective | El Sonido De Fingier Records
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Sound of Fingier Records? Well, over the past couple of years we’ve issued a series of stellar 7” singles on our group label Fingier...
Albums Of The Week: ALO | Silver Saturdays
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Silver Saturdays — California rock band ALO's first full-length offering in eight years and ninth overall studio release — isn’t just another album. This is...
Albums Of The Week: Ron Gallo | Foreground Music
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “With the new collection, Ron Gallo screams at the developers turning neighborhoods into unremarkable AirBnB advertisements, corporate overlords deciding how much music costs, and extremists...
Albums Of The Week: Gnoomes | Ax Ox
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “As musicians across the world have watched the last decade systematically eating away at the infrastructure by which they pursue their art, triumphs against adversity...
Albums Of The Week: Fvzz Popvli | III
THE TRANSLATED & EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “III is (surprise) the third studio album from the Roman band Fvzz Popvli, recorded live at the Big Pine Creek Recording Studio in...
Albums Of The Week: Slowthai | Ugly
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Ugly album cover is up close and personal, with the camera zooming in on the left side of Slowthai's face. The title of the...
Albums Of The Week: Willie Nelson | I Don’t Know A Thing About Love
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “For his latest album, Willie Nelson and band recorded fresh interpretations of 10 classic compositions penned by the legendary American songwriter Harlan Howard, an early...
Albums Of The Week: Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach | The Songs Of Bacharach...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Songs of Bacharach & Costello, personally compiled by Elvis Costello, brings together all of the published songs that Costello has written with the legendary...
Albums Of The Week: Frank Zappa | Zappa ’80: Mudd Club / Munich
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Zappa 80: Mudd Club / Munich, the latest exciting live collection to be released from Frank Zappa’s legendary Vault, offers fans an opportunity to hear...
Rodney Crowell’s Chicago Sessions Tops Today’s Album Releases
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Rodney Crowell will release The Chicago Sessions on May 5, 2023, via New West Records. The 10-song set was produced by Jeff Tweedy and recorded...
Now Hear This: Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley | Living In A Song
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “American roots music has seen its fair share of beloved duos over the years — from The Monroe Brothers and Flatt & Scruggs to modern-day...
Now Hear This: Vic Ruggiero | Stuff In My Pockets
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Since the early ’90s, Vic Ruggiero has had an unprecedentedly diverse music career. With his best-known band The Slackers, he has released a good 20...
